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The number of votes cast and counted increased by 37,588, from 270,851 on Nov 9th to 308,439 (FINAL TALLY 330,419). Voter turnout as a result grew from the initially reported 63.44% a week ago to 72.24% (FINAL TURNOUT 77.39%). The County Clerk's office indicates this as "Semi Official Update #3." The office technically has 28 days to count all the votes, including the large number of ballots received on Election Day.

No changes were noted in the placement of candidates based on this update.

Here are some updated and still "unofficial" Ventura County only results:

President (306,137 votes - previously 268,873) (FINAL TALLY 327,727)

Barack Obama (Dem) 51.61% (158,006 votes) (FINAL 170,929, 52.16%)

Mitt Romney (Rep) 45.77% (140,115 votes) (FINAL 147,958, 45.15%)

Gary Johnson (Lib) 1.13% (3,445 votes) (FINAL 3,735, 1.14%)

Roseanne Barr has thus far received 975 votes in Ventura County. (FINAL TALLY 1,087 VOTES; SHE WAS OUTDONE BY THE 2,692 PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR NO ONE.)